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Monthly Archives: October 2016

Hacked: 43M Weebly and 22M FourSquare accounts stolen
Windows GDI flaw leads to PowerShell attacks
Virtual lineup: Your face is already on file
Slack whacks global account hijack holes
Fruity hacking group juiced by Microsoft’s October patch parade
Spam scum ping global blacklists to wreck rep
Dirty COW explained: Get a moooo-ve on and patch Linux root hole
Google pays $100k to anti-malware crusader Giovanni Vigna
DIY website builder Weebly was secured feebly

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

Ex-NSA contractor hoarded two decades’ worth of secrets
Dirty COW Linux vulnerability – what you need to know
New Ransomware Asks User to Play Click Me Game while Encrypting Data
Three million debit cards at risk after hackers raid Indian payment systems

security update

ATM Malware Hack: State Bank of India Blocks Millions of debit cards
US DNC hackers blew through SIX zero-days vulns last year alone
iCloud Phishing Campaign Zycode Back From the Dead
3 ways Windows Server 2016 is tackling security

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.8.0-openjdk is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

Locky Ransomware Learns New Evasive Tricks
FBI arrests Russian hacker behind 117M LinkedIn 2012 Breach
Facial recognition technology is taking over US, says privacy group
Boffins exploit Intel CPU weakness to run rings around code defenses
Poor and/or reused passwords lead to Chinese spam flood on iMessage
Yahoo Asks DNI to De-Classify Email Scanning Order
US Air Force now equipped with DARPA’s Space Surveillance Telescope
Bypassing ASLR in 60 Milliseconds
Mobile Applications Leak Device, Location Data
Facebook privacy settings hoax resurfaces again

A Facebook hoax that has been around since at least 2012 has resurfaced, claiming that private photographs and messages are going to be made public. The post Facebook privacy settings hoax resurfaces again appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Ancalog – the document exploit tool that makes cybercrime easy
Electronic Arts (EA) servers are down; Users are angry
New ESET research paper puts Sednit under the microscope

Security researchers at ESET have released their latest research into the notorious and highly experienced Sednit cyberespionage group. The post New ESET research paper puts Sednit under the microscope appeared first on WeLiveSecurity.

Understanding and Securing Linux Namespaces
Murphy’s Law: The security version
A Job In Security Leads To Job Security
FruityArmor APT Group Used Recently Patched Windows Zero Day
Yahoo asks US government for clarity on email scanning controversy
Stupid encryption mistakes criminals make

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.6.0-sun is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6, and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for java-1.8.0-oracle is now available for Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and Oracle Java for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

Snoops can tell what you type while you Skype, researchers find
Security research tool had security problem
Kids today are so stupid they fall for security scams more often than greybeards
GPS spoofing can put Yik Yak in a flap
Jumpin’ AppFlash! Actifio’s devops gear rolls onto Pure kit
Reading this? Then you can pop root shells on Markvision enterprises
Yahoo! begs! US! spymaster! Clapper!: Spill! the! beans! on! secret! email! snooping!

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan, Virus, Worm.

Risk Level: Very Low. Type: Trojan.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

LinuxSecurity.com: The system could be made to run programs as an administrator.

security update

security update

Flaw in Intel CPUs could help attackers defeat ASLR exploit defense
Hackers are increasingly targeting IoT Devices with Mirai DDoS Malware
Skyping and Typing the Latest Threat to Privacy

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for kernel is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6.7 Extended Update Support. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: Security Report Summary

Oracle Fixes 253 Vulnerabilities in Last CPU of 2016
Who cut off Julian Assange’s internet access? Ecuador, accusing him of interfering in US election
Adult FriendFinder Vulnerability Leaves Millions Exposed
Twitter bots work overtime for Trump and Clinton in US presidential race
Linux kernel bugs: we add them in and then take years to get them out
Facebook joins the EU-US Privacy Shield and Shrems takes aim again…
Oracle puts out 253 fixes and a request to please apply patches NOW!
Donald Trump running insecure email servers
Monster Oracle update patches database, Java
UK’s Financial Hub London Under Massive Ransomware Attacks
It’s finally happened: Hackers are coming for home routers en masse
Many Sierra Wireless devices compromised by Mirai botnet, warns US government
Mirai Bots More Than Double Since Source Code Release
Malware and spam groups exploit US election fever
As the presidential election draws near, the level of malware and spam activity attempting to capitalize on interest in the campaigns of Donald Trump and [...]
One out of Two American Adults Part of the FBI’s Facial Recognition Database
Facebook Messenger’s creepy test of Conversation Topics
3 things you might not realize are cybercrimes
Ecuador says it cut WikiLeaks founder’s internet access to prevent U.S. election interference
Republican site rigged with credit card skimmer malware for 6 months
PCI warns new EU data protection regulation could result in £122 billion in fines
Crims cram credit card details into product shots on e-shops
Cops serve warrant to enter property, demand everyone’s fingerprints to unlock phone
Experts ‘Outraged’ by Warrant Demanding Fingerprints to Unlock Smartphones
Netflix Urging Subscribers to Change Passwords to Mitigate Possible Threat
Attackers Hiding Stolen Credit Card Numbers in Images

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for mariadb-galera is now available for Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8.0 (Liberty). Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

LinuxSecurity.com: An update for atomic-openshift is now available for Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact [More…]

VeraCrypt Patches Critical Vulnerabilities Uncovered in Audit
Microsoft’s Nadella takes on privacy fears about LinkedIn, Cortana
Data-stealing CryPy ransomware raises the spectre of variable pricing for files